Peter Brock Trophy

Peter Brock Trophy

The Peter Brock Trophy is an Australian motorsport trophy, awarded to the winner of the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar race. It is named in honour of Peter Brock, an Australian motorsport legend and nine-time Bathurst champion who died only weeks prior to the 2006 race.

The inaugural winners of the trophy were Craig Lowndes - himself a former protegé and team-mate of Brock - and his co-driver, Jamie Whincup. The pair then secured the victory at Bathurst again in 2007 and thus still are the holders of the Peter Brock Trophy.

Trophy History

Following Brock's death in an accident during a rally (Targa West Event) in Western Australia, V8 Supercars Australia announced that from 2006 onwards, the drivers in the Bathurst 1000 would be racing to win the Peter Brock Trophy. [cite news|url=http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=12038318|title=Memorial trophy and champions lap to honour Peter Brock|publisher=V8 Supercars Australia|date=September 12, 2006] The 2006 race also honoured Brock with special tributes, such as the front row of the starting grid being left vacant, all cars bearing an '05' number made famous by Brock, and a champions' lap of honour featuring Brock's past co-drivers parading cars that Brock won Bathurst in.

Trophy Design

The slimline cup mounted on polished hardwood, produced by Hardy Brothers Jewellers, took over 200 hours to construct and was only completed on October 5, just three days before the race.The trophy is inscribed with the words "King of the Mountain", a long-time nickname of Brock's, weighs 2.5kg and stands 50cm tall.

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